New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-15
OBITUARY..
THOMAS POWELL.

Thomas Powell "a veteran journalist and author, and
for more than thirty years member OF Frank Leslie
editorial staff died Thursday night OF Brights disease
al the house OF his soninlaw c. H. Brnkerho In New
ark He was in London In 1909 educated at a
high and wrote his first book volume OF poems,
I'm 1888 lie soon won his way into the London literary
circle OF that day, being friendly and intimate.
terms with Wordsworth southey, Landor Lamb, Thack-
cray, Leigh Hunt, Richard HengSt Horne, Tennyson
and others Along with Hunt, Wordsworth
and Horne undertook modernization Of Chaucer in
1886 The few he spent ut working Mt plays
and poems publishing in 1912 The wfe's Revenge"
tragedy 1.-THE Shepherds Well" drama; " The Blind
Wife," drama and volume OF poetry. Another
book OF Dramas and Poems" appeared In 1913. In
1874 he aided Horne with "A New Spirit OF the Age"
printed In two volumes. "Confessions OF the Ideal'
another book of poems Published in 1916 and along
with it Marguerite" play, and number OF prose
Tales from Boccacco" The success OF the Tales from
Boccacco led to a volume of Florcntne Tales" the
next year In 1917 also Mr. Powell pub
lishcd ono more volume Of poems. Two plays
followed in 1915 "True at Last" and Loves
Rescue" the second comedy. Mr. Powell mad con-
trbued meanwhile many OF tho English periodicals,
among them The New Quarterly Reuer, me Acnmy
Chronicle The GtnHendns Ndgd=Ine ana fFdscTs maya
In 1919 he to New York with Frank Leslie. taking
position the staff of the publishing house, which
he rctaned-though working internationally since 1850
Ejunk LesiiSs weekly which was started In 1893 In
1857 lie became the editorinchief OF ffunk Leslies
fDiHU MddsiHe Changing It's name aitcrWalu 10 fTt
LcsieS Ladies' Mdgd:ne), and held that post until 1869
He continuously for all tho firms publications,
though occupying himself also with mass Of outside
work -. $500
Mr. Powell published IN New York In 1s49 book
The Living Authors OF Great Britain" In 1850 COM
panion volume appeared on The Living Authors OF
America" Pictures OF the Living Authors OF Britain
of "reminiscences much like the rst, printed
in 1851. During these two years he also edited Thc
FqaTo a shOrtl lived magazine. The Lantern another OF
his Journalistic enterprises, ran through loo2 and 1898
The Neir York Rercie started In 1884 but failed be-
fore the year out Mr. Powell tho editor for
time The Daily Aecs and Young Sam, the two Leslie
magazines, OF course and OF The Hudson
County DemOcrdt He wrote a romance, with
ont n date, called "The Ambassadors Daughter" and
great many short stories. He the author too. Of
the pseudvny nous Pierce Pungents Chat. which APP
Two OF his plays acted in England and one In New
York lie two stage buresques also for Buckleys
Ministries, "Iucreta Borgia" and the other on
The Bohemian Girl His last work was series OF chats
in Frank LcSi,es Sunday Maga-e called Leaves from
My Life" They treated Of literary men and things IN
London during the thirtes. MIR. Powelrs memory went
back To meeting Won Weber In 1926 and to dining with
Spohr and MondelSohn few after at the house or
London critic Two Of these papers of "reminiscences are
still unpublished.
NV Powell went to Newark to live about six months
ago III, death was not unexpected. lie leaves four
children Thomas and George Powell Mrs. &. III. Brinker
hon. OF Newark, and Mrs C. NJ. Hubbard. The funeral
will take place In Mr. Brnkerhos house, No. go High
ST., Newark, on Monday at 1880 y. III.